[It's a matter that should've required thought, substantial thought, but Gilgamesh just blurts out what he wants right away. Perhaps it should've been expected, though it's a surprise to him, as well, what he feels and how strongly he feels for it. But the King of Heroes, for all his cruelty, truly could feel as deeply as anyone else. Sometimes it was veiled, and others it was not. He has no reason to lie; he's already vowed to earn Adra's affections the hard way, for all it was unnecessary.]
I want you to... keep fighting with me. I want you to speak with me, about anything, about everything. About how to cook vegetables, so they are tastiest, about how to pick flowers, so they are freshest. I want you to follow me and I want you to tell me I wasn't wrong to place my faith in others.
[Those last bits aren't exactly fair. He realizes that. But he's greedy, so he asks anyway. And he asks for even more still.]
I want you to convince me that there are people who are good, that there is any good at all in the world. That humanity can still prosper, still thrive.
[A king must walk alone, must always be alone—]
Convince me, against even myself, Adrasteius. Stay with me, and ease the hatred in my heart, towards all those I was intended to protect.
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I want you to come with me.
[It's a matter that should've required thought, substantial thought, but Gilgamesh just blurts out what he wants right away. Perhaps it should've been expected, though it's a surprise to him, as well, what he feels and how strongly he feels for it. But the King of Heroes, for all his cruelty, truly could feel as deeply as anyone else. Sometimes it was veiled, and others it was not. He has no reason to lie; he's already vowed to earn Adra's affections the hard way, for all it was unnecessary.]
I want you to... keep fighting with me. I want you to speak with me, about anything, about everything. About how to cook vegetables, so they are tastiest, about how to pick flowers, so they are freshest. I want you to follow me and I want you to tell me I wasn't wrong to place my faith in others.
[Those last bits aren't exactly fair. He realizes that. But he's greedy, so he asks anyway. And he asks for even more still.]
I want you to convince me that there are people who are good, that there is any good at all in the world. That humanity can still prosper, still thrive.
[A king must walk alone, must always be alone—]
Convince me, against even myself, Adrasteius. Stay with me, and ease the hatred in my heart, towards all those I was intended to protect.